Canadian national women's team rebounds from shocker

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BURLINGTON, VT -- The Canadian women's senior hockey team, which
features two McGillians on their roster, rebounded from their
worst-ever defeat with a 3-2 victory over Finland at the IIHF world
championship tournament, Sunday. The victory came on the heels of
Saturday's shocking 9-2 loss to the United States.

The Canadian squad includes graduating McGill netminder
Charline Labonte of Boisbriand, Que., and former
McGill rearguard Catherine Ward, from Town of Mt.
Royal, Que., Labonte was given a night off against Finland after
taking the loss against the USA, surrenduring seven goals on 22
shots in 43:32. The Americans had a 33-21 edge in shots against two
Canadian goalies. Ward, who was -2 in the loss to the USA, was +1
with three shots on net and took a minor penalty in the victory
over the Finns.

Under the new tournament format, the top two teams in Canada's
Pool A earn byes to the semifinals. The bottom two meet the top two
from Pool B in the quarter-finals.

Canada (1-1) needs a win over Russia (0-2) on Tuesday to secure
a bye to the semifinals.